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book_worm

(15,951 posts)
Sun Aug 7, 2016, 12:53 PM Aug 2016

CBS News Poll of Virginia (13 EV): HRC: 49% Trump: 37%

The battleground state of Virginia looks a little less like a battleground today, as Hillary Clinton has opened up a lead there of 49 percent to 37 percent, echoing some of the movement seen in national polls this week.

Clinton has nearly-unanimous Democratic backing at the moment while Trump isn't doing as well with his fellow Republicans: she has 95 percent of the state's Democrats compared to 79 percent of GOP-ers for Trump. In today's highly partisan electorate, that amounts to a dramatic difference. There isn't a wholesale move of Republicans to Clinton - just 6 percent - but others have drifted into being unsure, or voting third-party, and in what may become a turnout factor down the road, Republicans report lower motivation to vote than before. (However, that also suggests there could be room for Trump to rebound, if some of his partisans return.)

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-hillary-clinton-donald-trump-battleground-virginia-arizona-nevada/

They say that HRC has Colorado sewn up, too--so that is two battleground states.

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CBS News Poll of Virginia (13 EV): HRC: 49% Trump: 37% (Original Post) book_worm Aug 2016 OP
Bigger than national polls Johnny2X2X Aug 2016 #1
I wonder if Kaine as VP boosted her numbers in VA. Metric System Aug 2016 #2
I'm sure he didn't hurt. book_worm Aug 2016 #3
that was a big factor edhopper Aug 2016 #4
Yes Johnny2X2X Aug 2016 #5
better than that edhopper Aug 2016 #6
Yeah he had to have PA underpants Aug 2016 #8
Good news! smirkymonkey Aug 2016 #7

Johnny2X2X

(18,747 posts)
1. Bigger than national polls
Sun Aug 7, 2016, 12:57 PM
Aug 2016

With VA and CO blue and PA heavily favoring Clinton too. The map is more than narrow for Trump, it's impossible.

underpants

(182,285 posts)
8. Yeah he had to have PA
Sun Aug 7, 2016, 02:00 PM
Aug 2016

Aside from the numbers PA and MI are populations that he could score with. If no PA for him he has no chance.

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